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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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 Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: MySpace.com - #1 worst web site |
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MySpace is the #1 worst web site ever according to PC magazine. Thank God, I'm not the only sane individual on this planet.
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Worst Sites #1
1. MySpace.com
Yes, we know. With more than 90 million users, MySpace is now more popular than Elvis, "American Idol," and ice cream. But the Web's most visited destination is also its most poorly designed and counterproductive.
The ease with which anyone of any age can create a page, upload photos, share deeply personal details of their lives, and make new "friends" quickly turned MySpace into a one-stop shopping mall for online predators. That in turn has made the site an easy target for politicians who pander for votes by playing on parental fears. In an era when the basic tenets of the Net are under attack by both Ma Bell and Uncle Sam, MySpace is a headache we don't need.
But let's put all that aside for a moment. Graphically, many MySpace pages look like a teenager's bedroom after a tornado--a swirl of clashing backgrounds, boxes stacked inside other boxes, massive photos, and sonic disturbance. Try loading a few of those pages at once and watch what happens to your CPU. Watch out for spyware, too, since it turns out that MySpace has become a popular distribution vector for drive-by downloads and other exploits. And in a place where "U are soooooooo hot!!!" passes for wit, MySpace isn't doing much to elevate the level of social discourse.
In response to a public backlash and some well-publicized lawsuits, MySpace has begun modifying its policies--for example, limiting adults' ability to contact minors. That's hardly enough. Requiring some kind of authentication from MySpacers--or their parents--to validate their ages and identities would go a long way toward scaring off the creeps and making the site a kinder, gentler social network.
Is MySpace totally bad? Not at all. Are we old farts? Yeah, probably. But the Web's most popular site needs a serious security reboot. And probably a makeover. Until then, MySpace won't ever be OurSpace. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| This dude sounds like a real fuddy duddy. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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You're right Quin. MySpace is great. So is Cyworld. I think everyone should own a piece of the net; a little corner to post all about their interesting selves.
I can only dream of an internet full of Wikipedias, Cyworld pages, MySpace personalities, YouTube entertainment and last but not least, Yahoo 360.
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Me too!!!!
Do you want to be my 1촌? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
Me too!!!!
Do you want to be my 1촌? |
1촌놈...
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re:cursive
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I think the value of Myspace largely depends on the people creating the pages. It's a fairly unsophisticated form of delivery but if a person happens to put good, interesting content and information on their page I will forgive the weaknesses. Otherwise, most of it is utter crap. |
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Z-Boy
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Location: Nowon, Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| The idea of MySpace is fine. Unfortunately, MySpace pages are clunky, cluttered, confusing and just plain ugly. Worst of all, you have to register with the site in order to comment on someone's page, which I think is little short of evil. A decent blog on WordPress or BlogSpot or similar has infinitely more class. |
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peony
Joined: 30 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:32 am Post subject: |
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there are just too many similar sites, cyworld us, myspace, friendster, xanga etc etc
i've joined a few but its getting to be outta control how many you have to sign up for just to read see your friend's page so i just dont visit those sites anymore |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| This dude sounds like a real fuddy duddy. |
He's just pissed 'cause he doesn't have 10,000 friends... |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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